Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen at Barts Health for an enthusiastic and highly motivated dietitian to join us and help in the development of an exciting and innovative new dietetic service for women's health across North East London. The post holder will work primarily with Women's Health Hubs, developing the support given to women referred with gynaecological conditions that can be managed with dietetic support to improve outcomes and experience.
This post sits with the community dietetic team at Mile End Hospital and is part of the wider dietetic department across Barts Health NHS Trust. The post holder will work closely with local dietetic teams and the wider women's health MDT and will deliver high quality patient care whilst also building the service. They will be expected to contribute to research and audit projects as well as promoting the dietetic profession and its role in women's health across North East London.
We are committed to work-based education and training to improve clinical skills and there is a robust system in place for staff supervision and CPD.
Main duties of the job
To be responsible for providing highly specialist nutritional care to women attending the women's health hubs in North East London.
For more information and to discuss this role please contact;
Caroline Chalmers, Clinical Lead Dietitian, 0208 223 8749
Main duties of the job
To lead on the development of the dietetic service for women's health.
To provide expertise regarding the benefits of nutrition and weight management and in the management of common women's health conditions such as menorrhagia, pelvic pain, menopause, pre-menstrual syndrome and polycystic ovaries. Providing specifically tailored plans for patients presenting at the hubs.
To work closely with clinicians and colleagues at the Women's Health Hubs to provide a holistic approach to the management options provided to patients and GPs. As well as supporting the educational needs of the team and wider primary, secondary and community care teams.
To provide a highly specialised service and support complex patients, and where applicable their families and carers.
To deliver bespoke group education sessions to women attending the hubs.
To supervise more junior staff on a day-to-day basis, as required.
To ensure that research and audit is undertaken on a regular basis to ensure that practice is evidence based.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Understanding of team dynamics and experience of working within a multidisciplinary team.
- Experience in developing a service and establishing/maintaining a dietetic presence within an MDT.
- Demonstrable understanding of clinical governance and its relevance to everyday practice
Desirable
- Extensive experience in Women's Health
- Experience in taking part in project work that supports improvement in service or supports a change in practice.
- Experience in working with other specialist Dietitians from other trusts to undertake service review/improvement
Skills
Essential
- Experience of delivering undergraduate student supervision and clinical education to postgraduate standard in area of speciality
- Ability to work effectively single handedly with individuals and group and deliver complex nutritional information.
- Ability to use behavioural change/ motivational interviewing techniques to facilitate change.
- Ability to problem solve, analyse complex clinical problems and create practical solutions to provide best clinical care.
- Able to demonstrate and effectively utilise leadership skills.
- Able to undertake accurate anthropometric measurements e.g. weights, heights, skinfold thickness to support the assessment of patients' nutritional status.
- Able to interpret a variety of complex clinical information to make dietetic diagnosis in area of speciality.
- Ability to implement dietetic care plan and provide highly specialised advice concerning the care of patients in area of speciality.
- Regularly undertakes R&D activity e.g. Critical Appraisal, Audit and is confident in the audit process.
- Ability to take own initiative and to be the lead for clinical speciality.
- Able to work with young adults and the understanding of their needs and priorities
Desirable
- Experience of line management of staff including completing appraisals, 1:1 meetings and objective setting and able to work within Trust policy and support line reports to do
Knowledge
Essential
- In depth knowledge to expert level in the area of women's health.
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc Nutrition & Dietetics or relevant postgraduate qualification
- HCPC registered.
Desirable
- Qualification in area of specialisation or evidence of significant experience in speciality area.
Other
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate enthusiasm towards teaching and sharing knowledge and understands benefit of teaching and supporting learning activities.
- Understanding of own Knowledge and Skills and ability to identify learning needs and interests.
- Ability to self-reflect, carry out tasks of own job and identify what s/he needs to learn to able to do current job better.
- Ability to take an active role in agreed learning activities and keeps a record of them.
- Actively undertakes appropriate continuing professional development (CPD) activities and supports team/line reports in this area.
- The ability to communicate with patients in an empathetic manner regarding their treatment and procedures (including those with a long-term health condition)
- Can demonstrate an enthusiastic, approachable and friendly manner.
- Ability to communicate life threatening/complex medical conditions in a sensitive and easily understandable language.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills with people e.g. via advocacy/interpreters
- Able to deal with distressed clients, relatives and staff
- Able to provide teaching in area of specialism to colleagues, junior staff, and other specialties.
- Confident to provide teaching to large groups in area of specialty.
- Self-motivated and confident
- Flexible, adaptable, and creative
- Able to set priorities and meet deadlines in spite of repeated interruptions.
- Able to reflect and appraise own performance.
- Able to maintain effective working relationships with relevant colleagues.
- Able to organise complex information and present this in a way that is appropriate and understandable to its intended audience.
- Able to work across Women's Health Hub sites and travel in-between sites as required.
- Able to promote the role of the Dietitian within the MDT and at trust level.
Desirable
- Demonstrates a greater understanding of learning needs and evidence of facilitations skills
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Understanding of team dynamics and experience of working within a multidisciplinary team.
- Experience in developing a service and establishing/maintaining a dietetic presence within an MDT.
- Demonstrable understanding of clinical governance and its relevance to everyday practice
Desirable
- Extensive experience in Women's Health
- Experience in taking part in project work that supports improvement in service or supports a change in practice.
- Experience in working with other specialist Dietitians from other trusts to undertake service review/improvement
Skills
Essential
- Experience of delivering undergraduate student supervision and clinical education to postgraduate standard in area of speciality
- Ability to work effectively single handedly with individuals and group and deliver complex nutritional information.
- Ability to use behavioural change/ motivational interviewing techniques to facilitate change.
- Ability to problem solve, analyse complex clinical problems and create practical solutions to provide best clinical care.
- Able to demonstrate and effectively utilise leadership skills.
- Able to undertake accurate anthropometric measurements e.g. weights, heights, skinfold thickness to support the assessment of patients' nutritional status.
- Able to interpret a variety of complex clinical information to make dietetic diagnosis in area of speciality.
- Ability to implement dietetic care plan and provide highly specialised advice concerning the care of patients in area of speciality.
- Regularly undertakes R&D activity e.g. Critical Appraisal, Audit and is confident in the audit process.
- Ability to take own initiative and to be the lead for clinical speciality.
- Able to work with young adults and the understanding of their needs and priorities
Desirable
- Experience of line management of staff including completing appraisals, 1:1 meetings and objective setting and able to work within Trust policy and support line reports to do
Knowledge
Essential
- In depth knowledge to expert level in the area of women's health.
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc Nutrition & Dietetics or relevant postgraduate qualification
- HCPC registered.
Desirable
- Qualification in area of specialisation or evidence of significant experience in speciality area.
Other
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate enthusiasm towards teaching and sharing knowledge and understands benefit of teaching and supporting learning activities.
- Understanding of own Knowledge and Skills and ability to identify learning needs and interests.
- Ability to self-reflect, carry out tasks of own job and identify what s/he needs to learn to able to do current job better.
- Ability to take an active role in agreed learning activities and keeps a record of them.
- Actively undertakes appropriate continuing professional development (CPD) activities and supports team/line reports in this area.
- The ability to communicate with patients in an empathetic manner regarding their treatment and procedures (including those with a long-term health condition)
- Can demonstrate an enthusiastic, approachable and friendly manner.
- Ability to communicate life threatening/complex medical conditions in a sensitive and easily understandable language.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills with people e.g. via advocacy/interpreters
- Able to deal with distressed clients, relatives and staff
- Able to provide teaching in area of specialism to colleagues, junior staff, and other specialties.
- Confident to provide teaching to large groups in area of specialty.
- Self-motivated and confident
- Flexible, adaptable, and creative
- Able to set priorities and meet deadlines in spite of repeated interruptions.
- Able to reflect and appraise own performance.
- Able to maintain effective working relationships with relevant colleagues.
- Able to organise complex information and present this in a way that is appropriate and understandable to its intended audience.
- Able to work across Women's Health Hub sites and travel in-between sites as required.
- Able to promote the role of the Dietitian within the MDT and at trust level.
Desirable
- Demonstrates a greater understanding of learning needs and evidence of facilitations skills
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
